Accidents - Toilets - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Lower Leg

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Date: 11/30/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
85 YOF FRACTURED LT. LOWER LEG TIBIA AND FIBULA S/P TRYING TO SIT ON TH E TOILET.*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/13/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
79 Y/O F FELL OFF TOILET FX FIB
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
87YOF FELL OFF THE TOILET AND SUSTAINED A CONTUISION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
51YOM CARRYING AN OLD TOILET OUT TO THE TRASH AND DROPPED ONTO LOWER LE G LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2010	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
92 YO F FELL OFF TOILET. DX LOWER LEG LACERATION, CVA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/01/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
77 YR OLD FEMALE HAD ACHILLES POP BENDING OVER TO CLEAN TOILET RUPTURIN G IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets, Wheelchairs
60 YOF RAN INTO TOILET W/ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR AT FAIR. DX: R LOWER LEG CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets, Wheelchairs
DX:CONTUSION LOWER LEG,FREQ FALL-61YOM-PT FELL MOVING FROM ELECTRIC CHA IR TO COMMODE-PAIN IN LOWER EXTREMITY-REACHED FOR BAR AND MISSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
RT TIB/FIB FX.80YOF FELL OFF A TOILET.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/23/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
63 YOF CONTUSION TO LEGS WHEN USING A TOILET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
68YOF TIBIAL FRACTURE 3 FALLS IN PAST FEW DAYS FELL GETTING UP FROM TOI LET*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/18/2010	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
93YOF WAS SITTING ON TOILET GETTING DRESSED FELL OFF INJURED LEG AND RIB;RIB CONTUSION AND LEG LACERATION,SYNCOPE EPISODE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Chairs
62YOF, FELL WHILE BEING TRANSFERRED FROM TOILET TO A CHAIR >>OPEN TIB/FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/14/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
64YOWF PT STATES SHE FELL WHEN SHE GOT UP FROM COMMODE, FACE FIRST, ST ATES HE R LEG TWISTED. DX. CONT R TIB/FIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2010	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
94 YOF FELL OFF OF TOILET. DX: L DISPLACED TIBIA FX, L FIBULA FX, R FOREARM LAC 11 CM, HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
87YOF WAS SITTING ON COMMODE THIS A.M. & THOUGHT SHE FELT A POP & NOTED SOME PAIN TO RT LEG. DX - MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Wheelchairs
85YOF-TIB/ FIB FX-FELL WHEN TRANSFERRING FROM COMMODE TO WHEELCHAIR-@ N H
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/01/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
DIZZY ON TOILET AND FELL MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS LLOWER LEG 62 YO F #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
85 Y FEMALE FELL GETTING UP FROM TOILET DX: FX. TIBIA / FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Toilets
89YOF SKIN TEAR TO LOWER LEG HIT GETTING UP FROM TOILET AT HOME PT ON * **
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
71YOM TOILET TANK FELL ONTO LOWER LEG DX: LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2010	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
89 YOF FRACTURED A LOWER LEG BY FALLING FROM TOILET TO FLOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/09/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
53 FEMALE BECME DIZZY WHILE USING THE TOILET AND FELL DX: FX TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Bathtubs or showers
66YOF FX LWR LEG- FELL BTX TOILET/SHOWER
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/24/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Ceilings and walls
61YOWF PT FELL IN BATH, WEDGED BETWEEN TOILET AND WALL AT HOME. DX. FX R DISTAL TIBIA, DISTAL SHAFT FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2010	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
91 YO F FELL OFF TOILET AT HOME, HIT LEG. DX LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets, Wheelchairs
53YOF AT ASSITED LIVING FACILITY TRANSFERRING FROM POTTY CHAIR TO WHEELCHAIR STRUCK LT LOWER LEG;LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets, Beds or bedframes
90YOF HIT LEG ON BED WHILE BEING TRANSFERRED TO COMMODE/ LAC LT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
LEFT TIB/FIB FX.58YOM FELL OFF A TOILET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
88YOF WITH LAC TO LOWER LEG, FELL FROM TOILET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Wheelchairs
77YOF FELL TRANSFERRING FROM TOILET TO WHEELCHAIR/ FX RT TIB, FIB, CHRO NIC RENAL FAILURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/13/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
51 YO M LIFTING TOILET FELL BREAKING TOLIET & INJURED LEG LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
R LOWER LEG INJ/58YOF AT HOME SLIPPED OFF TOILET AND TWISTED HER R LOWE R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
FELL OFF COMMODE 53 YO F L LOWER LEG C ONTUSION MS #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets, Ceilings and walls
LOWER LEG STR. 64 YOF FELL BETWEEN WALL AND TOILET AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
CONT. TO LEG: 59YOM GETTING OUT OF TUB, FELL, HIT R LEG ON CERAMIC TOILET, FACE ON HARDWOOD FLOOR, PAIN R LEG & ACROSS PELVIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
71YOM FELL OFF A TOILET YESTERDAY AND FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Wheelchairs
DX R TIBIA FX/R FIBULA FX: 70YOF P/VIA EMS AFTER FALL F SIT'G W TRANS- FER' F TOILET TO WHEELCHAIR; MECH FALL W R LEG W "STUCK BEHIND" FELL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/12/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
85YOF FELL WHILE GETTING ONTO THE TOILET AT THE NURSING HOME AND SUSTA INED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Toilets
88YOF WAS WALKING TRIPPED ON HER POTTY CHAIR FELL STRIKING HEAD AND LEG ;LEG HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
85YFC SCRAPED LOWER LEG ON TOILET NOW LEG RED/CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2010	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
91YO WHITE FEMALE FELL 2 DAYS AGO, STS LEG GAVE OUT HIT TOILET C/O R LOWER LEG PX, DX LEG PAIN,CONSIDER POPLITEAL CYST BAKERS CYST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
LEFT LEG STR. 71 YOF STRAINED LEG GETTING UP FROM TOILET
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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